CHAPTER 389: CHAPTER 389: I HAVE ONLY ONE SWORD

City of No Tears.

City Lord Gu Xunfeng was inspecting troops from the city tower, watching the soldiers of the City of No Tears train.

At this moment, the City of No Tears was already the frontline of humanity’s resistance against the Demons, with over two hundred thousand troops stationed here, among them more than fifty thousand Sixth Awakening Cultivators.

The aim was to keep the Demons forever constrained north of the Nine Mountains, preventing them from taking even a single step beyond.

Recently, the Demons had been active frequently around the Nine Mountains, prompting Gu Xunfeng to intensify the soldiers’ training in preparation for combat.

"City Lord, Abyss City has sent another letter, requesting us to send troops to support them." The vice general Li Xingang walked up to Gu Xunfeng and whispered.

"Things that are destined to be buried in the dust, let them go where they should," Gu Xunfeng said calmly.

"How do you know that what should be buried in the dust is Abyss City, and not you, Gu Xunfeng?" A mysterious voice drifted from the void, echoing over the City of No Tears.

A tall, poised woman clad in purple armor flew across the sky, standing aloft in the void, gazing down at the City of No Tears, the tens of thousands of soldiers in training, and Gu Xunfeng with his generals atop the city gate.

"Jin Taohua... what brings you to my City of No Tears..." The sight of Jin Taohua shocked everyone, and Gu Xunfeng frowned as he spoke.

The name Jin Taohua carried an enormous intimidation even in a place like the City of No Tears; Gu Xunfeng had no desire to fall out with her unless necessary.

After all, not long ago, Jin Taohua laid waste to the Cangwu Grotto Heaven’s Celestial Void Palace branch without leaving a single survivor. Such a terrifying figure—if not an enemy of life and death, no one wished to provoke her.

"I’m here to tell you that the City of No Tears needs to deploy troops to Abyss City," Jin Taohua said flatly.

"And if I refuse to send them?" Gu Xunfeng asked coldly.

"Then we’ll replace you with a City Lord willing to send them," Jin Taohua responded casually, but her words angered all the soldiers and generals of the City of No Tears.

"Jin Taohua, with the Demons at our doorstep, I don’t want to contend with you. Do you truly think I fear you?" Gu Xunfeng’s voice grew colder but remained dignified, standing straight atop the city gate, showing no fear.

"Do you possess the power to contend with me?" Jin Taohua replied as she gestured with her slender fingers. A narrow, pink sword, like a peach blossom, appeared between her fingers.

Her words further ignited public outrage, as tens of thousands of military men inside and outside the city drew their swords, pointing them toward Jin Taohua in the sky.

"I have but one sword, and today I only intend to kill one person. I’ll ask you again, will you send troops?" Jin Taohua gripped the sword hilt with one hand, gently stroking its blade with her jade fingers, expressionless.

"I must refuse." No sooner had Gu Xunfeng finished speaking than Jin Taohua’s Peach Blossom Sword transformed into a Sword Rainbow, piercing toward the city gate of the City of No Tears.

The sword bloomed like a peach blossom in March, dazzling in its brilliance.

"Impudent!" A dozen generals shouted in unison, summoning their Secret Treasures to block the Peach Blossom Sword.

Swords, spears, sabers, halberds, staffs, rings, and hooks—various weapons soared through the air, glimmering with divine light as they intercepted the Peach Blossom Sword.

But in a mere instant, the Peach Blossom Sword pierced each Secret Treasure, shattering them.

The sky was filled with fragments of Secret Treasures, scattering like peach blossom petals falling from the sky.

Gu Xunfeng drew his saber, striking at the Peach Blossom Sword that showed no signs of slowing.

Blade collided with sword, and the saber in Gu Xunfeng’s hand shattered into pieces under the Peach Blossom Sword.

All the generals were horrified, and even Gu Xunfeng could not conceal his shock. His Body Technique changed rapidly, yet he could not escape the Peach Blossom Sword’s point.

In an instant, the Peach Blossom Sword was poised at Gu Xunfeng’s heart.

Amidst a mass of tens of thousands of troops, the Peach Blossom Sword was like the scythe of death, ready to claim Gu Xunfeng’s life at any moment.

"City Lord!" The generals, both shocked and enraged, summoned their beasts and Secret Treasures.

The soldiers outside and the guards on the city walls did likewise. In an instant, the sky and earth were filled with beasts and Secret Treasures, encircling Jin Taohua.

"No one stopped me from coming, nor can anyone oppose me when I leave. If I want to kill someone, that person must die, unless I choose otherwise. No one can save your life," Jin Taohua ignored the encirclement, her gaze on the city gate where Gu Xunfeng stood with the Peach Blossom Sword pressed against his chest. She spoke calmly: "Gu Xunfeng, I ask you one last time, will you send troops?"

"Abyss City is full of sinners. Why should I send troops for them?" Gu Xunfeng remained unperturbed, as calm as ever.

Puchh!

The Peach Blossom Sword pierced straight through Gu Xunfeng’s heart, his blood blossoming like peach blossoms on both his chest and back, penetrating even his Secret Treasure Armor.

"City Lord..." All the generals were in shock, never expecting that this Female Demon would be so audacious, killing without even a pretext.

"Kill her..." the vice general roared.

All the soldiers and beasts charged at Jin Taohua.

Jin Taohua snorted dismissively, spinning her body and dissolving into a flurry of peach blossoms, disappearing without a trace.

"Three days... if in three days’ time I do not see reinforcements from the City of No Tears in Abyss City... I will kill one person each day... starting with the highest-ranking officer... and I will continue until the reinforcements arrive..." the voice of the Female Demon echoed relentlessly through the void.

None could stop her, nor could anyone prevent her.

The generals of the City of No Tears were furious, wanting to slice Jin Taohua to pieces, but they were powerless.

When Chen Guan was summoned again, Jin Taohua had already returned to her house in Abyss City.

It had been less than an hour, and Chen Guan had no idea what major events Jin Taohua had orchestrated during this time.

"Massage my shoulders," Jin Taohua ordered Chen Guan as she sat on the sofa.

Chen Guan promptly stepped behind Jin Taohua, extending his misty red hands, applying pressure to Jin Taohua’s shoulders with controlled force.

"Have you remembered anything?" Jin Taohua asked with her eyes closed.

"I remember... a few things..." Chen Guan recited fragments of the original Secret Technique of One text as he massaged.

In truth, these fragments were of little use, not part of the genuine Secret Technique of One.

Out of the tens of thousands of characters, only a small portion deciphered by Chen Guan held true value.

Jin Taohua said nothing, enjoying Chen Guan’s service while listening to his recital.

She was very satisfied with Chen Guan’s spirituality, feeling that this was how a Blood Spirit should be.

Chen Guan wasn’t foolish; he knew better than to recite too much at once. After recounting a portion, he feigned forgetfulness.

Jin Taohua didn’t mind; she wasn’t particularly interested to begin with, just asking casually.

Her current thoughts were whether the City of No Tears would send troops to support Abyss City. If not, Abyss City would eventually fall to the Demons.